All Consuming Questions

Questions Like poison injected, coursing through my veins Like soot inhaled, choking the air I breathe Questions Like screaming, deafening in my ears Like oiled cogs and gears, cranking in my head Questions Like thick, enveloping fog, blurring my vision Like a ravenous cancer, eating and spreading Questions Like a metallic taste, needing to be spit out Like flooding my dreams, stealing my sleep Questions All consuming power, sealed behind ruby lips Sown tightly shut, with needle and thread Shauna Riley 1-21-11